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Stymies local efforts.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/10/12/harrisburg-fails-to-act-on-property-tax-stymies-local-efforts/", "published_at": "2018-10-12T16:33:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd20-561e-7328-8e35-2cec196cf0e8", "title": "Commissioner Agenda 9/20", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/09/20/commissioner-agenda-9-20/", "published_at": "2018-09-20T14:53:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd20-561e-7328-8e35-2cec1a1d5707", "title": "2019 Lower Mac Budget Adoption Schedule", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/09/18/2019-lower-mac-budget-adoption-schedule/", "published_at": "2018-09-18T13:22:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd20-561e-7328-8e35-2cec1a7b836e", "title": "Independents help pay for primaries, but can’t participate", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/09/17/independents-help-pay-for-primaries-but-cant-participate/", "published_at": "2018-09-17T13:50:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd20-561e-7328-8e35-2cec1b2fd415", "title": "Seeking soldiers from East Penn area to enroll in troop support program", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/09/13/seeking-soldiers-from-east-penn-area-to-enroll-in-troop-support-program/", "published_at": "2018-09-13T14:22:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd20-561e-7328-8e35-2cec1bc22b15", "title": "John McCain & American virtue.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/09/01/john-mccain-american-virtue/", "published_at": "2018-09-01T15:03:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd20-561e-7328-8e35-2cec1c426be7", "title": "Balance the books. Throw the playbook in the trash can.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/08/23/balance-the-books-throw-the-playbook-in-the-trash-can/", "published_at": "2018-08-23T14:27:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd30-859a-711e-b87a-49fc1743fb9f", "title": "I oppose 5 dollar registration fee hike.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/08/09/i-oppose-5-dollar-registration-fee-hike/", "published_at": "2018-08-09T14:02:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd30-859a-711e-b87a-49fc183ea878", "title": "Commissioners will announce Vertek Warehouse decision Thursday", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/07/17/commissioners-will-announce-vertek-warehouse-decision-thursday/", "published_at": "2018-07-17T13:24:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd30-859b-7327-85f0-cb739218e8d2", "title": "LCA Letter of concern + BOC opposes filling in floodplain", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/06/25/lca-letter-of-concern-boc-opposes-filing-in-floodplain/", "published_at": "2018-06-25T15:25:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd30-859b-7327-85f0-cb73927c794b", "title": "Press Release: Beitler to Mackenzie – Retract False Attacks", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/05/12/press-release-beitler-to-mackenzie-retract-false-attacks/", "published_at": "2018-05-12T23:10:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd30-859b-7327-85f0-cb7393157fb4", "title": "Yes, Lower Macungie Reduced your Residential Property Tax Bills", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/05/10/yes-lower-macungie-reduced-your-residential-property-tax-bills/", "published_at": "2018-05-10T13:55:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd30-859b-7327-85f0-cb7393b8c43e", "title": "#TERMLIMITSNOW", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/05/08/termlimitsnow/", "published_at": "2018-05-08T03:38:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd30-859b-7327-85f0-cb739477d70e", "title": "Township to consider massive preservation of 185 acres of farmland.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/04/30/township-to-consider-massive-preservation-of-185-acres-of-farmland/", "published_at": "2018-04-30T14:52:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd30-859b-7327-85f0-cb7395469390", "title": "Pennsylvania sues to keep corporate welfare secret, taxpayers foot legal bill.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/04/26/pennsylvania-sues-to-keep-corporate-welfare-secret-taxpayers-foot-legal-bill/", "published_at": "2018-04-26T12:28:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd30-859b-7327-85f0-cb739550cb70", "title": "Harrisburg and DC can learn from local governments", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/03/24/harrisburg-and-dc-can-learn-from-local-governments/", "published_at": "2018-03-24T02:13:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd30-859b-7327-85f0-cb739587812a", "title": "Lehigh Valley Hospital made decision to sell to developer instead of preserve", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/03/15/lehigh-valley-hospital-made-decision-to-sell-to-developer-instead-of-preserve/", "published_at": "2018-03-15T11:55:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-2ad2-7320-97d9-8455f6d2cfd3", "title": null, "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/03/14/1461/", "published_at": "2018-03-14T16:08:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-2ad7-7146-ab0f-8f120512aa4e", "title": "Want to keep taxes low? Preserve Open Space.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/03/13/want-to-keep-taxes-low-preserve-open-space/", "published_at": "2018-03-13T18:14:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-2ad7-7146-ab0f-8f1205cda864", "title": "It’s Groundhog Day for Ethics reforms in PA", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/03/12/its-groundhog-day-for-ethics-reforms-in-pa/", "published_at": "2018-03-12T14:00:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-2ad7-7146-ab0f-8f12062c3329", "title": "Mayor Pawlowski – Exhibit A on the need for term limits.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/03/02/mayor-pawlowski-exhibit-a-on-the-need-for-term-limits/", "published_at": "2018-03-02T15:06:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-2ad7-7146-ab0f-8f12070ca494", "title": "On hedging bets", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/02/16/on-hedging-bets/", "published_at": "2018-02-16T12:07:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-2ad7-7146-ab0f-8f1207af2c73", "title": "The #PleaseStand super bowl ad the NFL rejected.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/01/25/here-is-the-pleasestand-super-bowl-ad-the-nfl-rejected/", "published_at": "2018-01-25T15:35:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-2ad7-7146-ab0f-8f1208a93eed", "title": "When Will States Run Out of Federal CHIP Funds?", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/01/18/when-will-states-run-out-of-federal-chip-funds/", "published_at": "2018-01-18T15:07:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-2ad7-7146-ab0f-8f1208fe4403", "title": "Important Tax Bill Information – Are you enrolled in Homestead?", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/01/02/important-tax-bill-information-are-you-enrolled-in-homestead/", "published_at": "2018-01-02T14:07:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-2ad7-7146-ab0f-8f120913ea76", "title": "Commonwealth Court finds no ‘judicially manageable’ standards in Pennsylvania redistricting case", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2017/12/31/commonwealth-court-finds-no-judicially-manageable-standards-in-pennsylvania-redistricting-case/", "published_at": "2017-12-31T15:57:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd43-2ad7-7146-ab0f-8f1209d7dc0d", "title": "The adopted 2018 Township Budget – A snapshot", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2017/12/29/the-adopted-2018-budget-a-snapshot/", "published_at": "2017-12-29T14:48:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-1ea5-73c5-8d48-9331cbe99518", "title": "BOC Agenda 12/7", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2017/12/05/boc-agenda-12-7/", "published_at": "2017-12-05T18:07:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-1ea5-73c5-8d48-9331cc2792d5", "title": "2017 Lower Macungie Santa Run!", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2017/12/04/2017-lower-macungie-santa-run/", "published_at": "2017-12-04T15:25:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-1ea5-73c5-8d48-9331ccf390f9", "title": "Property tax relief – Vote YES on Nov. 7th property tax referendum.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2017/10/28/vote-yes-on-nov-7th-property-tax-referendum/", "published_at": "2017-10-28T15:10:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-1ea5-73c5-8d48-9331cdb10d0a", "title": "Our State Government is Broken.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2017/10/18/our-state-government-is-broken/", "published_at": "2017-10-18T12:45:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-1ea5-73c5-8d48-9331ce68ef21", "title": "The Opioid Epidemic and an unholy alliance that feeds it.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2017/10/12/the-opioid-epidemic-and-an-unholy-alliance-that-feeds-it/", "published_at": "2017-10-12T23:08:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-1ea5-73c5-8d48-9331cefcf07a", "title": "The Spotted Lanternfly is here. What to do.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2017/09/18/the-spotted-lanternfly-is-here-what-to-do/", "published_at": "2017-09-18T12:40:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-1ea5-73c5-8d48-9331cf8ee891", "title": "STATE FARMLAND FUNDING UPDATE", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2017/09/15/state-farmland-funding-update/", "published_at": "2017-09-15T01:17:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-1ea5-73c5-8d48-9331d046fede", "title": "Farmland Preservation Funding Letter", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2017/09/06/farmland-preservation-funding-letter/", "published_at": "2017-09-06T12:41:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-1ea5-73c5-8d48-9331d0a99229", "title": "State House preparing a Raid of Farmland Preservation funding", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2017/09/03/state-house-preparing-a-raid-of-farmland-preservation-funding/", "published_at": "2017-09-03T16:31:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd57-1ea5-73c5-8d48-9331d0c1a179", "title": "Charlottesville.", "url": "https://www.ronbeitler.com/2017/08/13/charlottesville/", "published_at": "2017-08-13T14:31:43+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2026

We Can Agree on the Problems. Democratic Socialism Is Not the Answer.original ↗

5 Aug 2026

Proposed intangible personal property tax is not a “wealth tax”original ↗

19 May 2026

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀… 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀.original ↗

5 Mar 2026

Declaring my Independence.original ↗

10 Feb 2026

𝗜 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.original ↗

6 Feb 2026

Body cams now essential equipment for law enforcement original ↗

9 Jan 2026

2025

Lehigh County preserves 2 of it’s own properties original ↗

25 Nov 2025

𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 original ↗

8 Oct 2025

Let’s take the offramp. Before it’s too late.original ↗

15 Sept 2025

2026 County of Lehigh Budget Presentation original ↗

28 Aug 2025

Immigration enforcement in the Courthouse. Addressing rumors and misinformation.original ↗

15 Aug 2025

A Model for Preservation: How Lehigh’s Partnership Program is Protecting Farmland original ↗

13 Feb 2025

Ron Beitler Announces Candidacy for Re-election to Lehigh County Board of Commissioners original ↗

3 Feb 2025

Let’s talk housing affordability.original ↗

28 Jan 2025

2024

Election Integrity Legislation original ↗

1 Mar 2024

2023 recap and 2024 reorganization meeting.original ↗

4 Jan 2024

2023

ID’s important to reduce recidivism original ↗

10 Nov 2023

Courts are a core County function. Adding an 11th Judge is an obligation.original ↗

15 Sept 2023

Property Tax Assessment appeals should remain free.original ↗

26 Jan 2023

2021

THANK YOU.original ↗

3 Nov 2021

Morning Call County Commissioner Campaign Interview 10/11 original ↗

11 Oct 2021

Condemn Capitol violence but also condemn seditious rhetoric .original ↗

7 Jan 2021

2020

2020 Community Survey Results original ↗

10 Jun 2020

Resolution to revoke Gov. emergency order passed. What does it mean?original ↗

10 Jun 2020

Another COVID small business story.original ↗

24 Apr 2020

Pandemic blogging. . .original ↗

21 Apr 2020

Municipal Government & Emergency Declarations original ↗

19 Mar 2020

Reflect on current events with the wisdom of the past.original ↗

24 Feb 2020

Revisiting the 2020 visioning document. Part 2 original ↗

10 Feb 2020

Revisiting the 2020 visioning document.original ↗

3 Feb 2020

In year end report Chief Justice Roberts speaks to dangers of fake news.original ↗

1 Jan 2020

2019

Lower Macungie Christmas Tree Collection info original ↗

29 Dec 2019

Seeking names of deployed Vets in Lower Mac and East Penn area original ↗

12 Nov 2019

How to use new voting machines in Lehigh County.original ↗

20 Oct 2019

New Waste Management Services for Lower Mac Residents.original ↗

6 Oct 2019

Census 2020: How to identify official Census takers original ↗

27 Sept 2019

Library referendum. What would it cost you?original ↗

6 Sept 2019

What is the construction happening along the Little Lehigh?original ↗

2 Sept 2019

Coming soon. First section of the Lower Mac Greenway spine.original ↗

2 Aug 2019

Door to door sales in Lower Mac – What you need to know original ↗

15 Jul 2019

Pennsylvania 5G rollout bill would supersede local ordinances original ↗

14 Jun 2019

Visit to the White House.original ↗

12 Jun 2019

Answering land use questions.original ↗

30 May 2019

May 21st Vote Ron R. Beitler and Maury Robert for Commissioner original ↗

20 May 2019

2019 Lower Macungie Summer Concerts Schedule original ↗

4 May 2019

Lower Macungie Yardwaste Recycling center: Hours and information original ↗

1 May 2019

How to vote with an absentee ballot.original ↗

16 Apr 2019

State of the Township 2019 original ↗

11 Apr 2019

Zoning Code Update original ↗

5 Apr 2019

Zoning Code Open House Tonight original ↗

14 Mar 2019

Term Limits and Local Gov.original ↗

28 Feb 2019

State should allow communities to opt out of truck stop gambling.original ↗

4 Feb 2019

State Hospital worth saving.original ↗

16 Jan 2019

2018

LVPC survey shows Lower Mac has right priorities.original ↗

16 Dec 2018

Lower Macungie Fire Dept. Santa Run info and schedule.original ↗

11 Dec 2018

Among important elections next year are County Judges original ↗

6 Dec 2018

President George H. W. Bush original ↗

1 Dec 2018

New government commission on gerrymandering original ↗

29 Nov 2018

Are you enrolled in township tax reduction program?original ↗

16 Nov 2018

Patriotism vs. Nationalism.original ↗

14 Nov 2018

Election Day.original ↗

6 Nov 2018

Your tax dollars and the 2019 township budget original ↗

24 Oct 2018

New wireless antennas coming to your neighborhood?original ↗

22 Oct 2018

Harrisburg fails to act on property tax. Stymies local efforts.original ↗

12 Oct 2018

Commissioner Agenda 9/20 original ↗

20 Sept 2018

2019 Lower Mac Budget Adoption Schedule original ↗

18 Sept 2018

Independents help pay for primaries, but can’t participate original ↗

17 Sept 2018

Seeking soldiers from East Penn area to enroll in troop support program original ↗

13 Sept 2018

John McCain & American virtue.original ↗

1 Sept 2018

Balance the books. Throw the playbook in the trash can.original ↗

23 Aug 2018

I oppose 5 dollar registration fee hike.original ↗

9 Aug 2018

Commissioners will announce Vertek Warehouse decision Thursday original ↗

17 Jul 2018

LCA Letter of concern + BOC opposes filling in floodplain original ↗

25 Jun 2018

Press Release: Beitler to Mackenzie – Retract False Attacks original ↗

12 May 2018

Yes, Lower Macungie Reduced your Residential Property Tax Bills original ↗

10 May 2018

#TERMLIMITSNOW original ↗

8 May 2018

Township to consider massive preservation of 185 acres of farmland.original ↗

30 Apr 2018

Pennsylvania sues to keep corporate welfare secret, taxpayers foot legal bill.original ↗

26 Apr 2018

Harrisburg and DC can learn from local governments original ↗

24 Mar 2018

Lehigh Valley Hospital made decision to sell to developer instead of preserve original ↗

15 Mar 2018

https://www.ronbeitler.com/2018/03/14/1461/original ↗

14 Mar 2018

Want to keep taxes low? Preserve Open Space.original ↗

13 Mar 2018

It’s Groundhog Day for Ethics reforms in PA original ↗

12 Mar 2018

Mayor Pawlowski – Exhibit A on the need for term limits.original ↗

2 Mar 2018

On hedging bets original ↗

16 Feb 2018

The #PleaseStand super bowl ad the NFL rejected.original ↗

25 Jan 2018

When Will States Run Out of Federal CHIP Funds?original ↗

18 Jan 2018

Important Tax Bill Information – Are you enrolled in Homestead?original ↗

2 Jan 2018

2017

Commonwealth Court finds no ‘judicially manageable’ standards in Pennsylvania redistricting case original ↗

31 Dec 2017

The adopted 2018 Township Budget – A snapshot original ↗

29 Dec 2017

BOC Agenda 12/7 original ↗

5 Dec 2017

2017 Lower Macungie Santa Run!original ↗

4 Dec 2017

Property tax relief – Vote YES on Nov. 7th property tax referendum.original ↗

28 Oct 2017

Our State Government is Broken.original ↗

18 Oct 2017

The Opioid Epidemic and an unholy alliance that feeds it.original ↗

12 Oct 2017

The Spotted Lanternfly is here. What to do.original ↗

18 Sept 2017

STATE FARMLAND FUNDING UPDATE original ↗

15 Sept 2017

Farmland Preservation Funding Letter original ↗

6 Sept 2017

State House preparing a Raid of Farmland Preservation funding original ↗

3 Sept 2017

Charlottesville.original ↗

13 Aug 2017